Where does “weaponless” come from?

weaponless (English) comes from Middle English wepenles, from Old English wǣpenlēas, from Proto-Germanic wēpnalausaz — weaponless, unarmed.

weaponless (English): Lacking a weapon

Definitions

  1. Lacking a weapon

Ancestry of “weaponless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwepenlesUnarmed, weaponless; not carrying a weapon
2Old Englishwǣpenlēas—
3Proto-Germanicwēpnalausazweaponless, unarmed

Words derived from “weaponless”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpnalausaz →Every word from Old English wǣpenlēas →Every word from Middle English wepenles →
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